Michigan to Wisconsin

Distance from Grand Rapids to Milwaukee

Straight-line distance

117.0mi

Grand Rapids, MI and Milwaukee, WI are 117.0 miles (188.2 km) apart in a straight line. From Grand Rapids, the shortest path starts out heading W (274°).

kilometers
188.2
nautical miles
101.6
heading from Grand Rapids
274° W
heading from Milwaukee
93° E
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Grand Rapids is from Milwaukee

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Grand Rapids and Milwaukee is 117.0 miles, 188.2 km or 101.6 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 117.0 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
117.0
Kilometers
188.2
Nautical miles
101.6
Bearing from Grand Rapids
274.2° W
Bearing arriving at Milwaukee
272.7°
Bearing from Milwaukee
92.7° E

Halfway between Grand Rapids and Milwaukee

The great-circle midpoint is at 43.018063, -86.810189 (43°01'5.03"N 86°48'36.68"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Roosevelt Park, MI, with 4,133 residents, 29.8 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Grand Rapids uses America/Detroit and Milwaukee uses America/Chicago; Milwaukee is 1 hour behind all year. On June 21, Grand Rapids gets 15 h 22 min of daylight and Milwaukee 15 h 22 min; on December 21, 9 h 00 min and 9 h 00 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Milwaukee has 2.8 times the population of Grand Rapids. From July 2020 to July 2024, Grand Rapids changed by +0.7% and Milwaukee by -2.4%. The trip crosses from Michigan into Wisconsin.

  1. 01Grand Rapids, MI200,117 (+0.7%)
  2. 02Milwaukee, WI563,531 (-2.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Grand Rapids from Milwaukee?

117.0 miles, 188.2 km or 101.6 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Milwaukee from Grand Rapids?

W. The great-circle path leaves Grand Rapids on a bearing of 274.2° and arrives at Milwaukee on 272.7°. The return trip starts on 92.7°.

What is halfway between Grand Rapids and Milwaukee?

The midpoint is at 43.018063, -86.810189. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Roosevelt Park, MI, 29.8 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Grand Rapids and Milwaukee?

Grand Rapids uses America/Detroit and Milwaukee uses America/Chicago; Milwaukee is 1 hour behind all year.

Which is bigger, Grand Rapids or Milwaukee?

Milwaukee, with 563,531 residents in July 2024 against 200,117 for Grand Rapids, 2.8 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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